1921 Drexel Dragons football
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Record2–3–1
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Crichton
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington & Jefferson   –   10 – 0 – 1
Lafayette   –   9 – 0 – 0
Cornell   –   8 – 0 – 0
Penn State   –   8 – 0 – 2
Yale   –   8 – 1 – 0
New Hampshire   –   8 – 1 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   6 – 1 – 2
Villanova   –   6 – 1 – 2
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 2 – 0
Harvard   –   7 – 2 – 1
Boston University   –   6 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth   –   6 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   5 – 3 – 1
Bucknell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Geneva   –   5 – 3 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 3 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 3 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
Princeton   –   4 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 3 – 1
Fordham   –   4 – 3 – 2
Penn   –   4 – 3 – 2
Colgate   –   4 – 4 – 2
Lehigh   –   4 – 4 – 0
Springfield   –   4 – 5 – 2
Vermont   –   3 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 3 – 3
Buffalo   –   2 – 3 – 2
Drexel   –   2 – 3 – 1
Rutgers   –   4 – 6 – 0
Rhode Island State   –   3 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 5 – 2
Duquesne   –   0 – 4 – 1

The 1921 Drexel Dragons football team represented Drexel Institute—now known as Drexel University—in the 1921 college football season. Led by William McAvoy in his second and final season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 2–3–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 15JuniataPhiladelphia, PAW 13–0[1]
October 22George Washington
  • Strawbridge and Clothier Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–40[2]
October 29St. John's (MD)Philadelphia, PAL 0–35[3]
November 5New York AggiesPhiladelphia, PAW 34–7[4]
November 12at Western MarylandWestminster, MDL 0–14[5]
November 19GallaudetPhiladelphia, PAT 14–14[6]

Roster

1921 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
[[American football positions|]] Reed
[[American football positions|]] Valencia
[[American football positions|]] Easterbrook
[[American football positions|]] Ross
[[American football positions|]] Gillette
[[American football positions|]] Fialkowski
[[American football positions|]] Ryan
[[American football positions|]] Shelley
[[American football positions|]] Hafleigh
[[American football positions|]] Wilson
[[American football positions|]] Layer
[[American football positions|]] Diggins
[[American football positions|]] Sellers
[[American football positions|]] MacQuarrie
[[American football positions|]] Buckman
[[American football positions|]] H. Miller
[[American football positions|]] Belcher
FB George Crichton (C)
[[American football positions|]] Greenwood
[[American football positions|]] Mosteller
[[American football positions|]] Connel
[[American football positions|]] Mackin
[[American football positions|]] W. Miller
[[American football positions|]] Weinberger
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • E.J. Hall
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Juniata is beaten". The Pittsburgh Press. October 16, 1921. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Drexel downed by George Washington". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 23, 1921. Retrieved February 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "St. John's again shows class by crushing Drexel eleven". The Baltimore Sun. October 30, 1921. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Drexel conquers N.Y. Aggies, 34–7". The New York Times. November 6, 1921. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Westminster rejoices when victory alights". The Baltimore Sun. November 13, 1921. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gallaudet in draw with Drexel team". The Washington Post. November 20, 1921. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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